Daily Gazette (Newspaper) - December 14, 1916, Xenia, Ohio SUPPLY TODS WANTS BY USING OCR CLASSIFIED COLUMNS FULL UNITED XENIA LEASED WIRE No 295 t XENIA OHIO THURSDAY DECEMBER u MS PRICE TWO CENTS Boost the Home Town By Trading at i WILSON APPROVES JAIL SENTENCES FOR GUARDSMEN Washington December dent yesterday approved the action an army In sentencing Lewis O Gardner of the New Mexico Militia to dishonorable discharge and one year in prison at hard labor for failure to obey the Federal call for border last June but remitted prison sen tence because the ease had been pressed as a teSt War Department officials regard the decision as important because of the warning it gives to more than 4 10000 enrolled members of the Na tional Guard who have not appeared for Federal service Gardner was enrolled as a member of B Company First Infantry New National Guard He was a considerable number who refused to be mustered into the Federal ser vice but the others their minds when were or SAYS ITS PURE RUBBISH dered and joined their rather than face trial companies TONS OF TOBACCO USED BY GUARDSMEN UNITED SPECIAL El Paso Tex Dec Gaston the famous crusader take notice Next after rations and shelter it appears from statistics compiled here that cigarettes are a necessity to the smooth operation of the modern war machine During the past month more than six million cigarettes were smoked by the 43000 regulars in this district The average tion is slightly more than four and onehalf pills a day ror each sol dier And the onehalf doesnt mean butts either In addition to this the soldiers burned tens of thousands of pack ages of sack tobacco and London December Sir Creagh who suc Lord Kitchener as Com in Chief in India In 1909 ridiculed offer of peace in a statement made today He said My opinion can be ex pressed in a few words can only characterize this official peace offering as pure rubbish General Creagh retired from the army in 1914 after 47 years of service Since then he has been active in organ volunteers PROTEST AGAINST DEPORTING BELGIANS UNITED PRESS SPECIAL New York Dec first or protest of American citizens Against the deportation of Belgian workmen into Germany will be reg tomorrow night when Elihu Root James M Beck and the Rev Dr W T Manning will address a meeting in Carnegie Hall called for the purpose The exact line of action has not been determined but it is ex that a resolution saying the cit are resentful of the deportation practice will be adopted The call for the meeting was sent out by a committee of citizens who simultaneously requested the State Department to let them have all avail able information on the deportation which the department thought proper to give out This will be supple with information from Min ister from Belgium and with information gained through cial channels The United States has made two representations to Ger many regarding the FORTY CENTS i DAY COST OF FEEDING A FRENCH SOLDIER UNITED SPECIAL Paris is what the French government has given to each of its soldiers to eat and drink during the first years of the war pounds the making of required 994 pounds of wheat or namely the production from 25 acres pounds pounds Butter lard etc 44 pounds gallons pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds Macaroni and pounds This has cost the French govern ment an average of 40 cents a clay per man for the men at the front not including an allowance of 5 cents a day that is made to each soldier to buy little extra for his meal For clothing the army the French has used up to date In the manufacture of all the various gar ments necessary about 80000000 yards of cloth Each soldier has also had four shoes the greater portion of the leather for which came from the United States the great bulk of the manufacture wasin France THREE ALLIED PREMIERS MUST DECIDE WHETHER TIME IS RIPE TO END THE WAR PROVIDES ANOTHER MILLION OF MEN UNITED PRESS SPECIAL London Dec war office sup estimate today provides for an additional million men of all ranks in the army forthe year ing March 81 total of five million for that about a ton of bacco Due to the inconvenience carry ing a pipe while in service uniform soldiers who in civilian life were fle votees of the pipe are fast turning to the convenient cigarette first as the ambassadorial of Belgium and the second on i its own behalf It was represented chawin toto Germany that the deportations were viewed with deep concern here REORGANIZE ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD PRESS SPECIAL St Paul Minn Dec wife meet in ing 3 a m encounter at the top of the stairs Hubby maynow truth fully state he never had a drop no matter how badly pickled he may be If friend wife is a student of dentis try he by with his yarn member of the St Paul district dental school said so Defective teeth improperly may develop alcohol in thie which may cause their owners to reel and talk foolishly he said WHOLESALERS ARE BEFORE GRAND JURY UNITED PRESS SPECIAL New York Dee first step in the reorganization of the Chicago Rock Pacific Railway as recently provided for by several re organization committees will be un der way berng the last on which holders of stock and debentures who desire to participate may deposit their holdings The road went into receivership in April 1915 The new plan in addi tion to changing makes provision for a cash require ment of It provides for by stockholders of seven per cent preferred stock at par to the extent of forty per cent of their pres ent holdings Dec were issued today for the appear ance of 25 wholesale dealers of Cleve land before the federal grand jury which will meet here next Monday to aided by several Governors conduct a food probe Many others j elect and by as many more former GOVERNORS MEET IN WASHINGTON Washington Dec Gov will be called as soon as the jury gets to work jury investigation will be charge of District Wertz and Special Assistant Charles De Woody The interstate commerce commission will rush at least three investigators into the field and additional govern ment inspectors will come It is in that 3 territory outside of Cleveland will be included in the probe chief state rolled their sleeves today at the opening of the annual conference of Governors to ake up some of the heaviest prob ems the conference wrestled with They will be in session three days It is believed a storm of discussion will center around the question of in creasing the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix inter state railway rates From opinion gathered before assembly most of the governors will oppose any curtail ment of state control over state rates Western Governors are expected to ead in an attack against Federal su or control of lands and mu tual resources within state borders the social tion by the President Mrs Wilson at the White House tomorrow EXPLOSION KILLS Weir City Dec j and seven jured as in the Mayer mine 9 Reedy and Ryan twelve miles west of here yesterday it became known here today It is not known whether any other bodies are still in the mine A combination gas and powder ex plosion is believed the cause of but state mine experts have not yet been able to penetrate the mine t thorough examination f FEW I By LORD NORTHCLIFFE Written for the United Press Copyright 1916 by United Press copyrighted in Great Britain London Dec peace proposals are due to the fact which interned neutral correspondents in Berlin have not been allowed to indicate that during the last few weeks grave internal have arisen owing to the food shortage and the reign of terror Moreover relations have been greatly strained between the various German and Austrian states and also with Turkey The Prussian government also has learned that the British empire will during 1917 put forth an effort equal at least to that of Germany in 1914 and from the point of view of guns and she three times that of Germany at any period of the war The proposals have been received here with contempt We are gratified that American senses of humor and justice have seen through this bluff France Russia Italy and little Belgium are firm as Plymouth Rock c Washington Dec Pre mier next Tuesday ex press to parliament and the world a willingness to at least discuss Ger peace proposals President Wilson ill offer his services in the situation his closest advisers said to day On contrary if the new British Premier continues his policy of fight ing to a he recently expressed President probably keep aloof or limit his expression to a hope that the present opening may develop into a serious considera tion of peace soon But today the President kept his silence and awaited word as to the allies attitude Those near to him emphasized the need of a worlds guaranty of peace arising from present developments right and Premier BriandI of France the three big men of the great allied nations in whose hands the power to make peace Lloyd George overshadows other j two who abide by Ms decision JUDGE DECLARES THE RING IS AFTER AUSTRIAN CABINET Amsterdam of the Austrian cabinet an in dispatches received today from Vienna Alexander W Spitz is to attempt formation of a new ministry If the Austrian cabinet has re signed it has attained the unique record of for a shorter period than any Ministry of recent years in any European county unless it be Greece Dr Ernest Von Koarber who succeeded to the premiership on the assassination Nov 1 of Premie Dec was consid j ered unlikely today that a decision in the disbarment proceedings against common pleas Judge Reyn olds Geauga county will be reached by supreme court until after the day recess 1 Reynolds on the supreme conrt stand yesterday declared that one Chardon attorney inthe fight in Mm had threatened to drive him Take Care series of all belligerent capitals to if possible the disposition o various governments toward of peace at this the United States speaks of peace she vrill be concerned to see peace assume an aspect of give promise of days the anxiety of uncertainty shall be lifted bring some and war shall always be reckoned part of terest of the Presiden The United represents in Belgium Eussia fein France Japan Serbia She represents y in the same countries She resents Turkey in Great Britain France and Japan The peace message in state department code and was deciphered in the early morning hours Botr proposals and the memorandum ready for Secretary Lansings sideration he arrived fice today iDupiieates of both messages forwarded at President It was believed there J tie delay in forwarding it to involved The text of the message was to all intents identical with earlier in press dispatches from Jin through an international peace en forcement league Unofficial indications of allied at to date have not been ing French Premier warning against overtures as a source of tothe public mind The President will be sure that is possible before taking any step in peace negotiations one official close to Wilson said today You may count on it that there will be nothing that does not it some assurance of success And it must be a peace that will stick t warded to the belligerent In this connection it was learned j in accordance wita that this government instituted a request The proposals were in certain cases brought be fore him He also charged he had been advised by another to resign on the threat that dis proceedings would be start ed against mm CARS New York at per flirt is the latest Thats what Mrs Catherine collected from Detective for dam formed a cabinet on that ages He tried to flirt and then ar date rested her she charged WASHINGTON GIRL BECOMES PRINCESS Eggs butter and coal will be the objects of first investigation although the probe will include every com Federal Attorney George W An derson who arrived in the city sud denly late Wednesday after declaring he would go to Boston has gone on to Chicago and will leave the tion in charge of and De Woody Two weeks will be required the probe it is said London tec Lords today dismissed the appeal of Mrand Mrs E H R San Francisco who sought the estate of the late Rev Charles for Teddy the supposed son Improves Londont Dec Lloyd Georges illness still kept him indoors today but he was attending to busi es usual His physicians 15 but he to get out for couple SeV tne TT S Charles of liners amounted a to 584082 running bales against dinner tonight Therell 514743 November last according to hotel men to honor and at the census bureau today A plate v r DECLARATION STANDS peace proposals Field Marshal Yon declaration that there will Be no rest this winter still stands A military authority today repeated this quotation of the Field Marshals remarks in commenting on the fact that Germany weighed carefully the peace question before announcement that England did not desire peace because the allies offensive spring iiV where she nursed in the war for UNITED SPECIAL London Dee caution watchout take care sounded by Premier Briand in his address to the French chamber of depu ties will also be Englands guid ance in scrutinizing the German peace proposals After the first shock of Ger manys peace plan and the decision to reject it there came today with this determination and belief that England a d her allies Bought closely to examine the circum stances of the Teutonic move Press and public alike were con that some German trick behind the Most apparent in the German peace offer is the attempt to gain the sympathy of neutrals An attempt to create dissention among the entente allies is be to be one consideration of the note and the chancellors speech Lastly the British public be the German government desires to make a play to the German people to support the oft repeated cry that Germany is merely defending herself against enemies who forced a war upon her England believes there is every indication of popular un rest in Germany England and her allies there fore intend to reject the peace before that re they intend to scrutinize every note and the chancellors speech Popular approval was em the first official to bid for for France by Premier Briand BELGIAN CIVILIANS ARE FORCED TO DIG TRENCHES AT FRONT UNITED SPECIAL New York Dec Mali Belgian Consul General in this city made public last night a cable mes sage received by him from Carton De Wiart Belgian Minister of Justice at Havre France which said in part Russian prisoners who ar rived inside the English lines near Ypres declare that Belgian civilians are obliged to construct for the Ger man army within four kilometers of the firing line trenches shelters and emplacements for machine guns and batteries These unfortunates are constantly exposed to the shells and must work in groups of 10 under the order of a German GERMAN PEOPLE EAGER UNITED PRESS SPECIAL Berne Dec crowds stood i all night outside of Berlin newspaper i offices awaiting news from entente capitals as to peace pro a dispatch from the German capital declared today INVESTORS AFRAID OF RAILWAY STOCK UNITED PRESS SPECIAL Evansville Ind Dec that investors are refusing to put their THINKS FAVOR HIGH Washington Dec 14 The peace flurry caused by the proposals tf Ger to American markets after the restoration of peace A high protective system is being urged by some Republicans I predict said Senator Harding that President Wilson out in favor of a defensive come tariff Senator Harding defensive tariff differs from a tive tariff only in name didnt fear European tition when we had to lotr of live and husky competitors there said Senator Pomerene I suppose we must over the competition of dead men cripples GERMANS HAVE LOST NEARLY 4000000 UNITED PRESS SPECIAL London Dec total German casualties excluding those money in railroad securities because naval and Colonial services of the irresponsible diversified and HIthe German KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Bowling Green Dec J Rapparlie 29 Bell Telephone Co man ager here was De 80 and Otto Young 34 were in jured when their auto was struck by an Ohio Electric car near FACTORIES CLOSE uncontrolled governmental regula tion Alfred P Thorn counsel for the railway executives committee on fed eral legislation a plea for giving the powers of regulation to a central authority in speaking Before the Central States Conference on Rail and Water Transportation Thorn declared that the credit of the railways had been undermined by the rigid authority exercised by the various state commissions and the in commerce commission To meet the situation Thorn sug gested that the regulating be done by one governmental body can act in behalf of the states instead of leaving this power to be by the inconsistent and conflicting polities of fortynine FOR WILSON BY 5649 sued today was 166176 officers men the total German losses in wounded and missing the war broke out 3921869 LOSE 192 WARCRAFT Berlin the loss of the Trench ship Suffren says an Kews Agency statement total losses of the Entente fleet during present been 192 vessels ing torpedo boats and win marines with a total tonnage of 744600 J Riese figures do not specialty types of as sad of the ac vote made pub The of the Jl T JW Jl II jf J T W e W one vote shut down because 17776 Hughes Benson torpedo 200 tons
